V8 Liberty

ATXKJ · Nov 5, 2008

Well - for serious fast - there is the great American Hot Rod tradition.

Start with clean garage floor.
arrange preferred components on floor - draw chalk lines to connect.
replace chalk lines with welded Chrome Molly tubing
place body shell on top.
Drive

This tends to be somewhat expensive and involved - but gets great results.

Jegs can give you a start here

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472 cu in ( none of this metric stuff)
should be in the 700hp range - before you start tweaking.

tjkj2002 · Nov 5, 2008

ATXKJ said:
Well - for serious fast - there is the great American Hot Rod tradition.

Start with clean garage floor.
arrange preferred components on floor - draw chalk lines to connect.
replace chalk lines with welded Chrome Molly tubing
place body shell on top.
Drive

This tends to be somewhat expensive and involved - but gets great results.

Jegs can give you a start here

You must be registered for see images attach

472 cu in ( none of this metric stuff)
should be in the 700hp range - before you start tweaking.

I'll take the 572 all aluminum HEMI,weighs less then a SBC,3 times the power

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Ry' N Jen · Nov 6, 2008

tjkj2002 said:
I'll take the 572 all aluminum HEMI,weighs less then a SBC,3 times the power.

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See, now that's the **** !

Take the tubing thing a little further and make a whole chassis so's you can strap even more goodies underneath.

foursevenKJ · Jan 4, 2013

As a new member to this forum, I want to take a moment to introduce myself. I have years of experience as an Automotive Technician and an Electronics Specialist. I have a strong background in off-road vehicles and Jeeps in particular. I have been watching all the discussions on V8 swaps in a Liberty for several years. I had no special interest until I started using a 2003 KJ as my daily driver, it did not take long for me to install a lift and tires. That is when I realized the limits of the 3.7l V6. I have spent a lot of time researching the feasibility of the 4.7l V8 engine swap and the parts that would be required. After almost a year of searching, I finally located a donor 2002 Grand Cherokee for the right price and decided it was time to complete the first V8 Liberty. Yes I realize there is an earlier attempt posted on LostJeeps, but after 6 months without success and knowing what it takes to complete, I decided not to wait for someone else to do it first. Both Jeeps went into the garage on November 16, 2012 and the transformation began. With the help of a couple friends, we worked on the swap every couple of days for a few hours after work. Within two weeks the Liberty came out of the garage for a shake down test. It has now been over a month without any issues, and I decided it was time for the unveiling. I will be posting pictures and video of the completed Liberty soon.

04BLKRENEGADE · Jan 4, 2013

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tommudd · Jan 4, 2013

foursevenKJ said:
As a new member to this forum, I want to take a moment to introduce myself. I have years of experience as an Automotive Technician and an Electronics Specialist. I have a strong background in off-road vehicles and Jeeps in particular. I have been watching all the discussions on V8 swaps in a Liberty for several years. I had no special interest until I started using a 2003 KJ as my daily driver, it did not take long for me to install a lift and tires. That is when I realized the limits of the 3.7l V6. I have spent a lot of time researching the feasibility of the 4.7l V8 engine swap and the parts that would be required. After almost a year of searching, I finally located a donor 2002 Grand Cherokee for the right price and decided it was time to complete the first V8 Liberty. Yes I realize there is an earlier attempt posted on LostJeeps, but after 6 months without success and knowing what it takes to complete, I decided not to wait for someone else to do it first. Both Jeeps went into the garage on November 16, 2012 and the transformation began. With the help of a couple friends, we worked on the swap every couple of days for a few hours after work. Within two weeks the Liberty came out of the garage for a shake down test. It has now been over a month without any issues, and I decided it was time for the unveiling. I will be posting pictures and video of the completed Liberty soon.

Not the first

first&lastKJ · Jan 4, 2013

c'mon with the pictures already!

wheeee32 · Jan 4, 2013

I wanna see video.:grd:

pure_mahem · Jan 4, 2013

Why not just drop in a tweaked Volkswagon Diesel motor you'll have more power than you can use. Run all day on a tank of gass, and have that nice low torque power curve for crawling, climbing and general playing in the mud.

tommudd · Jan 4, 2013

pure_mahem said:
Why not just drop in a tweaked Volkswagon Diesel motor you'll have more power than you can use. Run all day on a tank of gass, and have that nice low torque power curve for crawling, climbing and general playing in the mud.

:rotflmao:

shyco:

teckman02 · Jan 4, 2013

Jeep Liberty TDI Conversion - TDIClub Forums

ThunderbirdJunkie · Jan 4, 2013

pure_mahem said:
Why not just drop in a tweaked Volkswagon Diesel motor you'll have more power than you can use. Run all day on a tank of gass, and have that nice low torque power curve for crawling, climbing and general playing in the mud.

You're not gonna run a diesel very far on a tank of gas.

dude1116 · Jan 7, 2013

04BLKRENEGADE said:
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Thank you for the **** while I'm at work.

Is that ACTUALLY a hemi?

foursevenKJ · Jan 7, 2013

I want to appologize to everyone, I seem to have offended some by claiming to be the first. If there is another V8 Liberty already on the road I have not seen evidence of it. I will retract my statement if anyone shows proof of having this done prior to December 2012.

Here is a picture of the engine fully installed. Everything is in the factory location and can still use a scan tool with the diagnostic connector under the dash. I am in the process of uploading videos now and will post links as soon as they are done.

foursevenKJ · Jan 8, 2013

The videos are now up.
4 7 Startup - YouTube
4 7 Drive - YouTube

ShafferNY · Jan 8, 2013

foursevenKJ said:
The videos are now up.
4 7 Startup - YouTube
4 7 Drive - YouTube

Nice!

If there was a reasonably priced conversion kit available on the market I'd almost be tempted to pick-up a KJ again. Unfortunately the aftermarket support for the KJ blows so it'll probably never happen.

theroofable · Jan 8, 2013

foursevenKJ said:
The videos are now up.
4 7 Startup - YouTube
4 7 Drive - YouTube

Nice work!

wheeee32 · Jan 9, 2013

Sneaky pic with good vids. Very nice!:happy160: 'Merica!

NJallDAY · Jan 9, 2013

foursevenKJ said:
I want to appologize to everyone, I seem to have offended some by claiming to be the first. If there is another V8 Liberty already on the road I have not seen evidence of it. I will retract my statement if anyone shows proof of having this done prior to December 2012.

Here is a picture of the engine fully installed. Everything is in the factory location and can still use a scan tool with the diagnostic connector under the dash. I am in the process of uploading videos now and will post links as soon as they are done.

Regardless of who did it first its still a bad ass swap. Nothing matches the sound of a mopar motor except maybe a blow off valve dumpin boost

. My ram had a 5.9 in it and a nice flowmaster and it had such a sexy sound at idle. Any way nice work on the swap and just for ***** and giggles how much did that cost you to do if you dont mind me asking?

first&lastKJ · Jan 11, 2013

Sounds amazing. Too bad they didn't come from the factory like that.

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